Question

Mare is to Horse as ..............

• A. Deer is to Buck
• B. Geese is to Duck
• C. Pony is to Donkey
• D. Sow is to Boar

Hint:

When solving analogy questions, identify the exact relationship type — gender, part-whole, synonym, antonym, or functional — and match it exactly in the second pair.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

A "mare" is the female of a horse.
The correct analogy must match this gender-based relationship between male and female of the same species.
Option (a) Deer is to Buck — This is incorrect because "buck" is the male deer, but "deer" refers to the entire species, not the female specifically.
Option (b) Geese is to Duck — This is wrong because geese and ducks are different species.
Option (c) Pony is to Donkey — This is incorrect because these are entirely different animals, not male/female pairs of the same species.
Option (d) Sow is to Boar — This is correct because a sow is the female pig and a boar is the male pig, mirroring the mare-horse relationship where mare is the female horse and horse is the general/male term.
Thus, the correct analogy is Sow : Boar.